Travels with Tricia

Category: Travelogues

  • Women balance spiritual offering baskets on their heads in Ubud, Bali.

    An Offering Basket Procession in Ubud, Bali

    While walking to dinner in Ubud, Bali, we were delighted to cross paths with a procession of women as they gracefully carried offering baskets to a nearby temple. Younger girls used a “training wheels” technique of sort whereby they practiced by holding the hand-woven baskets with both hands. Their mothers and grandmothers, on the other…

  • Lessons From a Balinese Classroom: Our Visit to an English Class in Jimbaran

    As I go through life, and especially when I travel, I am reminded of a lesson from Mark Twain: “We are all alike, on the inside.”

  • A chicken walks past a Balinese temple's statues, in Jimbaran.

    The Flora & Fauna of Jimbaran, Bali

    From crowing roosters to tiny marching ants, curious cats, and stray dogs, I chronicle the lively neighborhood fauna of coastal Jimbaran, Bali.

  • Serendipitous Moments in Spiritual Bali

    Amid black volcanic rock temples and vibrant flower offerings, Shawn and I experience the warm hospitality of a Balinese family during a ceremony for an infant boy.

  • Scenes from Singapore: A Sensational Start to Our Sabbatical

    After more than 24 hours in transit via Germany and Dubai and following a most-bumpy approach through the Strait of Malacca, Shawn and I were delighted to touch ground in Singapore this past weekend. This ‘Lion City’ that is home to 5 million, is made up of 63 islands, just 85 miles (137 kilometers) north…

  • Above the Rooftops of Heidelberg: Autumn Views from the Heiliggeistkirche

    With a golden sun overhead, and fall colors all around, Shawn and I climbed up to the Heiliggeistkirche’s platform. I had never ascended the 600-year-old Gothic church’s curvy staircase during the autumn season, so I was pleasantly surprised by the splendid panorama that greeted us at the top. On the sandstone perch overlooking Heidelberg’s Altstadt (Old Town), ladybugs…